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The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism successfully entered into force on 1 January 2026, following a coordinated deployment across all EU Member States.
Council Regulation 2025/2614 (quotas) and Council Regulation 2025/2605 (suspensions) were published in EU Official Journal respectively on the 22nd and 30th of December 2025.
Customs authorities are on the front line. Customs handle the huge and ever-increasing number of goods bought online and imported directly to consumers into the EU.
On 1 January 2026, CBAM rules enter into effect.
The Commission proposed measures to close loopholes to prevent circumvention and strengthen the efficacy of EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism's (CBAM), in response to feedback received from industry.
